Whats scary is H5N1 has a protein structure very similar to the Spanish Flu virus, and a mortality rate slightly higher (despite 87 years of medical advances!). Once it mutates (very common amongst Influenza strains, including inter-strain mutation) into a form transmittable from human to human, a pandemic will emerge within days. It is already wildly infectious among birds.

very true ...they are actually related to each other...I think spanish flu was an H1 type

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WASHINGTON, Sep 29, 2005 (UPI via COMTEX) -- The Senate approved more than $3 billion in spending to bolster national defenses against avian flu late Thursday, though it remained unclear whether the money would survive a conference with the House.

The measure, attached to a military funding bill, spends $3.08 billion to increase federal stockpiles of anti-viral medications, including Tamiflu, made by Gilead Pharmaceuticals. The drug can ease flu symptoms and may cut the chances of transmitting the disease.

3 BILLION DOLLARS TO SPEND ON DEFENSES FOR AVIAN FLU...REAL ENOUGH FOR YOU NOW???

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